[…] box. According to Friedrich Schiller, all humans have the ability to have aesthetic experiences through their senses, and this ability can be trained and developed through aesthetic education (1996). It's kind of the same mission I'm on. A kind of rediscovery of our senses, their importance and their potential. Would we make better purchasing […]
Theme: Contemporary Jewellery Art Can Danish jewellery art reinvent itself when the artistic education has been shut down, and the field doesn't have a dedicated professional museum in Denmark? What traditions and stories does Danish jewellery art build upon? How does the industry relate to contemporary demands for sustainability and new consumption patterns? Does […]
[…] Institute for Precious Metals was closed in 2016, and at the Design School in Kolding, jewellery design has tellingly been absorbed by the 'accessories' area. The nearest education in jewellery art and design is as far away as Munich. There is a need for rallying points and a common movement that can animate new […]
[…] in 'Byen ved Grænsen'. A border town of approximately 8,000 inhabitants, it was to showcase the success of the Danish welfare state through public institutions: college of education, hospital, upper secondary school, courthouse, county gaol, police headquarters, national survey and cadastre, army barracks, post office, public swimming baths and gyms, co-operative slaughterhouse, art museum, […]
[…] twelve different languages. That is just one of the outcomes of the project The Fabric of My Life, in which team of researchers from Germany, Greece and Denmark focused on migration, clothing and memories. The EU-funded partnership, which ran from 2019 to 2022, involved museums, education programmes, women migrants and refugees and two textile artists.
[…] good taste creates the framework for how we experience, perceive and sense the world. He understands the concept of taste through a prism of sociology, economics and education, the latter in a broad sense that includes general refinement, civilisation and personal growth. Regarding the realms of sociology and economics (socioeconomic factors), he specifically asks: […]
Educating the consumers It is crucial for society that makers and designers share their experiences and studies as important contributions to culture, education and the social debate. Varying government administrations have devoted considerable resources to, often failed, attempts at elevating the social status of practical occupations and seek to improve general skills through Crafts […]
[…] congratulate Teaching Associate Professor and glass artist Maria Sparre-Petersen as she shows me round the Royal Danish Academy. The day before our meeting, she received the National Education Award from the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. And the highly respected educator from the Institute of Architecture and Design is visibly proud with […]